Retractable heat shield for vehicles

A retractable heat shield for the roof of a vehicle comprising in combination:

• a first pair of end housings and a first rod element connected therebetween so as to maintain said end housings in spaced relation;
• a flexible shade element mounted rollably on said first rod element;
• first and second pairs of elongated telescopable members, one end of each of said pairs of telescopable members being connected to respective ones of said end housings, said pairs of telescopable members being adapted to extend in spaced generally parallel relation;
• a second pair of end housings connected respectively to the other ends of said pairs of telescopable members;
• a transverse support rod connected between said second pair of end housings in generally parallel relation to said first rod element;
• means carried by said shade element adjacent the free edge thereof adapted to detachably mount same on said transverse support rod;
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• means on each of said end housings for removably mounting the same on the roof of a vehicle, whereby said shade element may be selectively extended in spaced overlying relation to the roof of a vehicle.